Awer Mabil

Awer Bul Mabil (born 15 September 1995) is a professional association football player who plays as a winger for Segunda División club CD Castellón.

[12] Mabil played in youth teams at St Augustines;[13] Playford City;[4] SA NTC (2010–2011);[3] and Salisbury East Junior Soccer Club.

[3][15] Later that year he was signed by Adelaide United in the A-League, after he had displayed a number of performances showing his pace and dribbling skills to outwit many defenders in the FFSA National Premier League.

On 22 October 2015, Mabil made his UEFA Europa League debut at home to Napoli FC, coming on for Mikkel Duelund in the 73rd minute.

[24] Paços de Ferreira were relegated at the end of the 2017–18 Primeira Liga season; however, Mabil impressed while on loan, scoring twice and providing a further three assists in 26 league appearances.

[19] Mabil returned to Denmark in 2018 a more mature player,[19] and had a strong start, scoring a goal and registering two assists in his first six appearances of the season.

[26] On 11 November 2018, Mabil scored two and set a further two up in Midtjyllands 5–0 win over Vejle, taking his season tally to four goals and eight assists.

[29] In February 2022, after being sidelined at Midtjylland owing to his unwillingness to sign a further contract after seven years in Denmark, Mabil was loaned to Kasımpaşa in Turkey until the end of the season.

[34] On 21 August 2023, Mabil joined Swiss record champions Grasshopper Club Zürich on a two-year contract with an option to extend for a further year.

[41] On 5 February 2025, Mabil returned to Spain, signing a contract with Segunda División club CD Castellón until 30 June 2026.

[45][46] He featured for Australia in the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship, playing in all three of their games, the opponents were Uzbekistan, United Arab Emirates and Indonesia.

[53] Mabil celebrated the goal with childhood friend and fellow South Sudanese refugee Deng, who was also making his international debut for Australia.

[citation needed] Mabil helped to establish the humanitarian charity Barefoot to Boots with his elder brother[9] Awer G. Bul, and Ian Smith[57] to ensure better "health, education, and gender equality" outcomes for refugees.

[58] In June 2022, on a visit to his old school, St Columba College, Mabil was presented with the 2022 Alumni of the Year Award, in recognition of his high level of achievement in football as well as his service to the community with his Barefoot to Boots charity.

[12] In November 2022, Mabil was announced as recipient of the 2023 Young Australian of the Year award for his home state of South Australia.